Numbers 4:11
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put to the staves thereof: | Over the gold altar they are to spread a blue cloth, cover it with fine leather, and insert the poles. | And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in the staves thereof: |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and over | וְעַ֣ל׀ | ve-'AL | H5921A | uponעַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) … |
| [the] altar of | מִזְבַּ֣ח | miz-BACH | H4196 | sacrificeדְּבַח (de.vach) sacrifice Aramaic of miz.be.ach (מִזְבֵּחַ "altar" H4196) |
| the gold | הַזָּהָ֗ב | ha-za-HAV | H2091 | goldדְּהַב (de.hav) gold Aramaic of za.hav (זָהָב "gold" H2091) |
| they will spread out | יִפְרְשׂוּ֙ | yif-re-SU | H6566 | to spreadפָּרַשׂ (pa.ra.s) 1) to spread, spread out, stretch, break in pieces 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to spread out, display 1a2) to spread over 1b) (Niphal) to be scattered, be spread out 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to spread out 1c1) to scatter |
| a covering of | בֶּ֣גֶד | BE-ged | H0899B | garmentבֶּ֫גֶד (be.ged) (CLBL) garment, clothing (used indiscriminately) |
| violet stuff | תְּכֵ֔לֶת | te-KHE-let | H8504 | blueתְּכֵ֫לֶת (te.khe.let) 1) violet, violet stuff 1a) violet thread 1b) violet stuff or fabric 2) (TWOT) blue (covering spectrum from brilliant red through deep purple) |
| and they will cover | וְכִסּ֣וּ | ve-khi-SU | H3680 | to coverכָּסָה (ka.sah) 1) to cover, conceal, hide 1a) (Qal) conceal, covered (participle) 1b) (Niphal) to be covered 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to cover, clothe 1c2) to cover, conceal 1c3) to cover (for protection) 1c4) to cover over, spread over 1c5) to cover, overwhelm 1d) (Pual) 1d1) to be covered 1d2) to be clothed 1e) (Hithpael) to cover oneself, clothe oneself |
| with a covering of | בְּמִכְסֵ֖ה | be-mikh-SEH | H4372 | coveringמִכְסֶה (mikh.seh) 1) a covering 1a) covering (of the ark) 1b) covering (of the skins of the tabernacle) |
| skin of | ע֣וֹר | or | H5785 | skinעוֹר (or) 1) skin, hide 1a) skin (of men) 1b) hide (of animals) |
| dolphin | תָּ֑חַשׁ | TA-chash | H8476 | leatherתַּ֫חַשׁ (ta.chash) 1) a kind of leather, skin, or animal hide 1a) perhaps the animal yielding the skin 1a1) perhaps the badger or dugong, dolphin, or sheep, or a now extinct animal |
| and they will put in | וְשָׂמ֖וּ | ve-sa-MU | H7760H | No entry |
| poles its | בַּדָּֽיו׃ | ba-DAV | H0905G | alone: poleבַּד (bad) : pole 1) alone, by itself, besides, a part, separation, being alone 1a) separation, alone, by itself 1a1) only (adv) 1a2) apart from, besides (prep) 1b) part 1c) parts (eg limbs, shoots), bars |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.